Oscar Wilde
Irish writer
Lived from: 1854 - 1900
Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: 
Ireland
Born: 16 october 1854 Died: 30 november 1900
Quotes 461 till 480 of 517.
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Whatever harsh criticisms may be passed on the construction of her sentences, she at least possesses that one touch of vulgarity that makes the whole world kin.
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When a man has once loved a woman, he will do anything for her, except continue to love her.
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When a woman marries again it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs.
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When Christ says, ‘Forgive your enemies,’ it is not for the sake of the enemy, but for one’s own sake that he says so, and because love is more beautiful than hate.
The Profundis― Oscar Wilde -
When I was young I used to think that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old, I know it is.
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When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with her.
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When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.
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When one pays a visit it is for the purpose of wasting other people's time, not one's own.
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When people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
The Critic as Artist (1891)― Oscar Wilde -
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
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When we are happy we are always good, but when we are good we are not always happy.
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When you really want love you will find it waiting for you.
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Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.
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Whenever people talk to me about the weather, I always feel certain that they mean something else.
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Where there is no extravagance there is no love, and where there is no love there is no understanding.
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Where there is sorrow there is holy ground.
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While one should always study the method of a great artist, one should never imitate his manner. The manner of an artist is essentially individual, the method of an artist is absolutely universal. The first is personality, which no one should copy; the second is perfection, which all should aim at.
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While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the actor to give realism to romance.
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Who is that man over there? I don't know him. What is he doing? Is he a conspirator? Have you searched him? Give him till tomorrow to confess, then hang him! - hang him!
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Who, being loved, is poor?
A Woman of No Importance― Oscar Wilde
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